Live Auction 2750American Art
Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)
Lot 134 PROPERTY FROM THE MILLER FAMILY COLLECTION

Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)

Untitled (Standing African American Woman)

Closed5 December 2013

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USD 68,750

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Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)
Untitled (Standing African American Woman)
inscribed '67' and with initials 'EC' (on the base)
bronze with brown patina
45¾ in. (116.2 cm.) high on a 2¾ in. (7 cm.) wood base

The artist.
Private collection, acquired from the above.
By descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

One of Catlett's largest bronze sculptures not created for a public commission, the present work exemplifies the artist's unique modern depictions of the African American female form. Once believed to be a unique cast, one other example of this model is known.